Attingal(Thiruvananthapuram): Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, a three-man group riding a bike allegedly launched an attack on Union Minister V Muraleedharan, who is a BJP candidate from the Attingal constituency, while he was on a campaign trail. The incident took place near Kottiyam Mukku of Pallikkal Grama Panchayat in Kerala on Wednesday at around 7.30 pm.
Following this, a case was registered at the Pallikal police station on the complaint of the BJP Navaikulam president, charging attempted rioting, blocking the road and using abusive words. One of the attackers was also taken into custody last day and the other two are yet to be found.
The trouble-mongers, who were allegedly riding a bike recklessly and attempted to assault the Union Minister, were cadres of the ruling Communist Party of India(CPIM), sources said. None was, however, arrested so far.
After the incident, the campaign was stopped for half an hour and then resumed after the Pallikkal police reached the spot. Following this incident, Muraleedharan said that those behind the attempt were trying to disrupt his election campaign. He demanded a probe into the incident.
